National Regional Profile: Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210152758   
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INDUSTRY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
BUILDING APPROVALS - year ended 30 June
Private sector housesno.
8
14
11
12
8
Total dwelling unitsno.
8
14
11
12
8
Value of total residential building$m
1.9
3.7
2.6
2.8
2.1
Value of total non-residential building$m
0.1
0.0
8.2
1.5
0.8
Value of total building$m
1.9
3.7
10.9
4.3
2.8
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - year ended 30 June
Passenger vehicles no.
49
53
58
49
49
Other vehiclesno.
38
39
46
50
46
Total new motor vehicle salesno.
87
92
104
99
95
MOTOR VEHICLE CENSUS - REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES - at 31 March
Number by type of vehicle
Passenger vehiclesno.
1 389
1 379
1 361
1 363
1 357
Campervansno.
3
4
3
3
4
Light commercial vehiclesno.
347
347
342
351
359
Light rigid trucksno.
11
13
13
14
13
Heavy rigid trucksno.
87
91
87
85
83
Articulated trucksno.
30
29
28
30
31
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
4
4
6
5
4
Busesno.
8
8
7
7
8
Motorcyclesno.
71
68
69
71
74
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
1 951
1 943
1 918
1 930
1 934
Number per 1,000 population
Passenger vehiclesno.
499
481
460
454
437
Campervansno.
1
1
1
1
1
Light commercial vehiclesno.
125
121
116
117
116
Light rigid trucksno.
4
5
4
5
4
Heavy rigid trucksno.
31
32
29
28
27
Articulated trucksno.
11
10
9
10
10
Non-freight carrying trucksno.
1
1
2
2
1
Busesno.
3
3
2
2
3
Motorcyclesno.
26
24
23
24
24
Total registered motor vehiclesno.
701
678
649
642
623
Number by type of fuel
Petrol - Leadedno.
453
371
309
263
220
Petrol - Unleadedno.
1 147
1 212
1 251
1 303
1 335
Dieselno.
198
214
221
237
255
LPG/Dual/Otherno.
153
146
136
128
124
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES * - year ended 30 June
Total area
Area of holdingha
-
-
-
-
24 406.6
Cereals for grain ha
-
-
-
-
6 827.9
Vegetables for human consumption ha
-
-
-
-
25.8
Orchard trees (including nuts) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
All fruit (excluding grapes) ha
-
-
-
-
0.0
Non-cereal broadacre cropsha
-
-
-
-
1 989.9
Total number
Sheep and lambsno.
-
-
-
-
53 252
Milk cattle (excluding house cows)no.
-
-
-
-
0
Meat cattle no.
-
-
-
-
1 393
Pigsno.
-
-
-
-
0
* Agricultural commodities data is subject to relative standard error (RSE) - for further information see ABS cat no. 7125.0